The Yankees didn’t want Damon, though. They didn’t want to deal with the hassle of dealing with his agent Scott Boras and certainly didn’t want to give in to his multi-year contract demands.
The Yankees had long-term plans that Damon’s multi-year deal would have interfered with. They also had a young outfielder named Brett Gardner , who has had such flashy defense that they felt compelled to give him a shot.
The Yankees tried to make it clear that ...
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